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February 14, 2011
Is Wal-Mart Worse?
Gotham Gazette
by Courtney Gross
It was a relatively quiet morning in front of Atlantic Center -- the usually buzzing Brooklyn shopping complex kitty-corner to the site of Atlantic Yards.
Mikey Richardson, 29, had a Target bag in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Richardson comes to Target -- the anchor store in the center -- once or twice a month for the occasional household item.
Last week it was a power tool set.
The 29-year-old Crown Heights resident has no problem unloading his wallet at this particular national retailer, which boasts more than 1,700 stores throughout the country.
But Richardson changed his tune when it came to its competitor, the world's number one retailer: Wal-Mart.
NoLandGrab: Bruce Ratner, of course, has done more than his unfair share to bring big-box retailers to New York City.
Posted by eric at February 14, 2011 10:22 AM